WCIX salvages discarded technology and rebuilds it into something functional. We don't design—we fabricate. In the post-digital wasteland, aesthetics are a luxury. Function is survival.
A bare-metal operating system stripped of all ornament. No icons, no animations, no distractions. Just a blinking cursor and the will to survive.
A peer-to-peer network that runs on repurposed routers and stolen bandwidth. Decentralized because centralization failed us once already.
Display technology built from crushed glass and poured concrete. Heavy, fragile, inefficient—but it works when nothing else does.
WCIX operates out of a converted shipping container yard in Oakland. Our tools are welders, angle grinders, and whatever we can salvage from the tech graveyards of Silicon Valley.
We don't believe in planned obsolescence. Everything we build is over-engineered, over-specced, and built to last until the heat death of the universe.
Can repair anything with a roll of duct tape and sheer spite. Built his first computer from microwave parts at age 12.
Specializes in jury-rigging power solutions from scrap. Once ran an entire server farm off a modified car alternator.
Hoards obsolete storage media. Has a working 8-track data recovery rig in the back of the shop.
Believes everything should be bolted down. Specializes in making things sturdy enough to survive an earthquake.
We don't do meetings. We don't do phone calls. If you need to reach us, leave a message at the dock. Someone might get back to you. Eventually.
Warehouse 47, Maritime Street
West Oakland, CA 94607
Gate code: 734-891
Channel 9 · CB Radio
Handle: "The Welders"